Incoming Nebraska Democratic Party chair, Jane Kleeb, (kleb) says the party needs to reconnect with rural voters.
Kleeb says one of the biggest lessons learned from the defeat of Hillary Clinton was that the Democratic Party continues to ignore the concerns of rural voters

Kleeb says she has three goals as chair: build a strong bench of candidates…diversify the donor base…and focus on issues.

A top Nebraska Republican might not have been as surprised by the Donald Trump victory as most.
J-L Spray, Nebraska Republican Party national committeeman, says the shift to Trump started to emerge during a meeting of the national Republican committee

Spray says despite divisions within the party, the national committee early on committed to support the party’s nominee.